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Time for Millar to Cowboy Down?

When the Blue Jays were winning, everyone was a fan of Kevin Millar; the lovable, scruffy, jokester of the clubhouse. Now that things have tailed off a bit, we’re starting to see more of Kevin Millar; the loveable, scruffy, jokester of the clubhouse who can't get a hit.

Millar had a decent first few months of the season with .267 AVG to go along with 3 HR and 16 RBI. He basically did what was expected of him which was to hit left-handers better than Lyle Overbay. But then just like the Blue Jays themselves, Kevin Millar dropped off … big time.

Since June 1st, Millar is below The Mendoza Line hitting .187 with 1 HR and just 6 RBI’s. His ineffectiveness at the plate especially showed this past weekend when he struck out three times on Saturday (twice looking) and was held hitless the entire series.

For some reason, Blue Jays management is willing to give every minor league pitcher the chance to play in the show, but they're apprehensive about calling up position players from the Las Vegas 51's. There is a wealth of talent in Las Vegas that is just waiting to get the call; players like Buck Coats, Randy Ruiz and even Travis Snider are all viable options to take Kevin Millar’s place on the roster.

The problem with sending Millar down to the minors at this point in the season is that I really don’t see him wanting to be sent down to Las Vegas. He would probably just tell the Jays to put him on waivers and maybe he could spend the last few months of the season with some of his buddies in Boston or Baltimore.

8 comments:

I don't understand the lack of confidence in the young position guys either. It's the same mindset that got us Stewert, Mench and Wilkerson last year. And it's brought us DeLucci and Millar this year, I'm sick of seeing the subpar old dudes play in a spot that an occasionally struggling young guy could get accustomed to the bigs in.The sooner Snider can prove himself full time or Coats gets a chance the better.

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The Blue Jay Hunter is a blog about the Toronto Blue Jays, which takes a look at the team under the microscope. Mixed in with just a hint of humour, and a shred of dignity. I also have an affinity for baseball moustaches.